Kritee Gujral

Health Economist, VA Palo Alto | Post-doc in Health Economics, The CHOICE Institute, UWashington | Ph.D. in Economics, UFlorida

[Kritee Gujral @GujralKritee]

@libbydismuke @herc_va Thanks Libby, you too! Appreciate all your work on this!

[HERC @herc_va]

NEW @GujralKritee & team find that VA’s pre-pandemic rollout of the Clinical Resource Hub regional contingency staffing telehealth program facilitated more primary care use and fewer ED and hospital visits during the pandemic https://t.co/xjNtDV42ia

[HERC @herc_va]

NEW @GujralKritee & team (@BlonigenDaniel @donnazulman @rachelkimer) found that tablets were associated w/more psychotherapy for all sociodemographic groups, highlighting improved access to devices as a strategy to bridge digital divide concerns https://t.co/mHTJVwUiBm

[VA HSR @vahsrd]

The 2022 HSR&D Best Paper Award is a three-way win this year! Kudos to @CCMR's John Piette; @Ci2iVA @GujralKritee, and @vaequity's David Oslin!

https://t.co/kMmqksqX4s

[Anirban Basu @Basucally]

USING RACE IN CLINICAL ALGORITHMS

Started during the heights of pandemic, this paper has been a labor of love for me for the last 3 years… finally out at @ScienceAdvances

@UW_Pharmacy #UWCHOICE

https://t.co/5NrfzlCU7v

Some discussions…

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[Kritee Gujral @GujralKritee]

@SabraZaraa @drmengli @UW_Pharmacy Fun times! :) congrats on graduating, Dr. Zaraa!

[HERC @herc_va]

@GujralKritee @BlonigenDaniel @DonnaZulman & team find that providing video telehealth tablets to VA patients diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) increased engagement in SUD care https://t.co/IVqDMUbyUW

@JSATjournal #access #telehealth #SUDcare

[HERC @herc_va]

Learn about VA’s Video Telehealth Tablets, Access to Mental Health Care, Suicide Risk Assessment, and Suicidal Behavior among Rural and Urban Veterans with @GujralKritee. Cyberseminar Monday 5/8 at 3pm ET.

Register: https://t.co/QRDUqwsMo5

[Lisa Brenner @LisaABrenner]

“A universal approach to screening may be particularly advantageous for rural Veterans, who are typically at higher risk for suicide…Insights from this program offer valuable insights for health systems nationwide.”#suicideprevention #veterans ⁦⁦ https://t.co/zCz3WvgrHb

[HERC @herc_va]

New paper by @GujralKritee & team: VA’s new universal suicide screening program increased suicide screens for all patients with mental health needs; the association was greater for rural Veterans, highlighting benefit for those with access barriers https://t.co/xtpjlxvnQj

[OOIR @ObserveIR]

Trending in #Economics:
https://t.co/asURRfCgfv

1) U.S. consumers' carbon footprints: the top 1%

2) School‐shootings & stress‐related emergency visits (@CEP_WEAI)

3) Household energy footprints & well-being

4) Unintended effects of minimum wage increases on crime (@JPubEcon)

[Contemporary Economic Policy @CEP_WEAI]

✨New Article✨
How do school-shootings impact community mental health? This paper uses a difference-in-differences and event study design to examine the impact of school-shootings on stress-related emergency department visits in California.

[HERC @herc_va]

This Wednesday, @GujralKritee provides an introduction to instrumental variables regression. Learn the purpose of IV regression, necessary conditions for valid instruments, how and why IV regression works, examples, & limitations. 2/1 at 11am PT. Register: https://t.co/DIR6WlSeSU

[HERC @herc_va]

Interested in learning about IV methods? Register now for the 9/21 seminar “Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects and Instrumental Variables: The Marginal Patients” by Matt Maciejewski from @DurhamADAPT. 2pm ET. https://t.co/jqPKAT8rH2

[Kritee Gujral @GujralKritee]

@bernmelnyk @AcademyHealth @wellbuckeyes @OSUWexMed Thanks for the fun shared moment 😊 @bernmelnyk #ARM

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

Cohort study found @VeteransHealth’s video-enabled tablets were associated with an additional 1.8 psychotherapy visits/yr among rural veterans (3.1 visits/yr for high-risk sub-cohort); 20% and 36% reductions in ED visits and suicide-related ED visits. https://t.co/TW3pwruy5r

[Modern Healthcare @modrnhealthcr]

Researchers believe other health systems could give older adults tablets for healthcare use to their rural patients in order to increase access to mental healthcare and prevent suicides.
https://t.co/MyaVHpbjon

[HERC @herc_va]

New paper by @GujralKritee @DonnaZulman & team finds telehealth can improve access & reduce suicidal behavior among at-risk rural Veterans. Receipt of video-enabled tablet was associated w/ increased psychotherapy visits & reduced suicide behavior & ED use https://t.co/idUNYOWyGC

[HERC @herc_va]

In VA’s V-IMPACT program, hub sites provided telehealth care to underserved spoke clinics. @GujralKritee @libbydismuke & team find V-IMPACT led to increased video primary care, facilitating continuity of care, but didn't impact total visits or costs: https://t.co/sFGs5EbT3q